Affton High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · St Louis, Missouri

Affton High in St Louis, Missouri enrolled 761 students in 2024-25 with 51.4 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Missouri high-school median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Missouri: 89.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

739 students in 2022-23, 739 students in 2023-24, 761 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.3 to 51.4.

Students enrolled at Affton High by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 739, 2024-25: 76102004006008002022-237392023-247392024-25761
Students enrolled at Affton High by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 739, 2024-25: 76102004006008002022-237392023-247392024-25761
Students enrolled at Affton High by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 739, 2024-25: 76102004006008002022-237392023-247392024-25761
Students enrolled at Affton High by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 739, 2024-25: 76102004006008002022-237392023-247392024-25761
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373950.314.7
2023-2473950.414.7
2024-2576151.414.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Missouri high schools

Among the 556 Missouri high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Affton High 14.8; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAffton High 14.8state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Affton High 14.8; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAffton High 14.8state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Affton High 14.8; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAffton High 14.8state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Affton High 14.8; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAffton High 14.8state median 12.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

23 AP courses and one counselor per 194 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Affton High enrolled 774 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 72 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses23
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 194 of the 774 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions72
  • Chronically absent26.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.5% of students were White, 10.5% Black, 8.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White67.5%
  2. Black10.5%
  3. Two or more races8.7%
  4. Hispanic8.5%
  5. Asian4.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Affton High scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑59%40%43.2%
Math, 2022-2322%26% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 180 students in Affton High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMissouri
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%90‑94%89.3%
Students in the class18018067,017

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in St Louis

32 public high schools in St Louis report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ritenour Senior High2,04119.9100.0%
Oakville Senior High1,84716.214.1%
Ladue Horton Watkins High1,39514.79.8%
Mehlville High School1,38813.631.2%
Hazelwood East High1,31025.561.9%
Webster Groves High1,25314.112.3%
Riverview Gardens Senior High1,24616.053.3%
North High99013.925.5%

All public schools in St Louis →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Affton High

  1. Bayless Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 562 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Community Access Job TrainingThe next nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 85 students, 5.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Affton High with Bayless Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Affton School District spends per student$12,103 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,103
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriAffton High is the number 122 by size of 560 Missouri high schools open in 2024-25.#122 of 560
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.2 for high schools.14.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Affton High

  1. How many students attend Affton High?
    761 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 739 in 2022-23. It is a high school in St Louis, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Affton High?
    14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for high schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Affton High a Title I school?
    Affton High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Affton High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Affton High scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Affton High?
    90-94% of the 180 students in Affton High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Affton High in?
    Affton School District, NCES district ID 2902910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290291000009 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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